A buoyant, breathtaking poem from Juan Felipe Herrera — brilliantly illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Lauren Castillo — speaks to every dreaming heart. SREB oot rasta cl ave you ever imagined who you might be when you grow up? When he was very young, Juan Felipe Herrera picked chamomile flowers in windy fields and let tadpoles swim across his hands in the creck He slept outside and learned to say good-bye to his amiguitos each time his family moved to a new town. He went to school and taught himself to read and write English and filled paper pads with rivers of ink as he walked down the street after school. And when he grew up, he became the United States Poet Laureate and read his poems aloud on the steps of the Library of Congress. If he could do all of that... what could you do? With this illustrated poem of endless possibility, Juan Felipe Herrera and Lauren Castillo breathe magic into the hopes and dreams of readers searching for their place in life. CIM! ‘Canpiewicx Pressa & Who might you be when you grow up? Online consumer Promotional poster advertising Promotional postcard School and library advertising Social media campaign Targeted publicity Select author and campaign illustrator appearances Designed press release JUAN FELIPE HERRERA is a poet, performance artist, and activist. The son of migrant farmworkers, he was the US. Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017. He has published more than a dozen collections of poetry and is the author- illustrator of Jabberwalking. He lives in Fresno, California. LAUREN CASTILLO has illustrated many books for children, including Happy Like Soccer by Maribeth Boelts and Yard Sale by Eve Bunting. Lauren Castillo is also the author illustrator of the Caldecott Honor-winning book Nana in the City. She lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania “Using the made-up words of Carroll’s Jabberwocky’ asa jumping-off point, former U.S. poet laureate Herrera shows children how riotous verbal exuberance births poetry. Poetry manuals can make students roll their eyes, but this one may open their hearts.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Deeply personal and profoundly unique, this is ahighly recommended purchase for every young adult yearning to be heard.” School Library Journal (starred review) Ne 97-52-0105» $2299 (53098 AN) PE 97-0 7665260:3 - 51459 (52099 4) Age Tard p + 14paes